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Megan L. Hess graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in magazine journalism and international relations, with a minor in Chinese studies. She has a solid background in both Mandarin Chinese and Latin.

Megan is an assistant editor at Mashable, where she edits across all verticals, publishes content to its front page and Twitter accounts, and writes. (She was featured on Levo League here.) Prior to joining Mashable, she was a digital and social media editor at Scholastic Parent & Child, where she oversaw special online projects like 100 Greatest Books for Kids, edited the magazine’s website and iPad editions, and managed the Twitter feed and Facebook page. She has also spent time at a variety of fast-paced media organizations, including The Huffington Post; CNNMoney.com; O, The Oprah Magazine; Seventeen magazine; and The Post-Standard. Her work has appeared in several national publications and websites, including Thought Catalog, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles, The Huffington Post, Seventeen.com, Parent & Child, The Post-Standard, and Syracuse Magazine.